Authors:

Russell Perkins(University of Colorado at Boulder)

Rebecca Rapf(University of Colorado at Boulder)

Elizabeth Griffith(University of Colorado at Boulder)

Veronica Vaida(University of Colorado at Boulder)

Surfactant films at water-air interfaces are used as models for
environmental systems and biological membranes. This presentation describes
surface sensitive experiments probing solvation of phenylalanine aggregates
in surfactant films used as model membranes. Solvation in this complex
environment is different from solvation in the bulk aqueous phase, with
interesting changes to chemical and morphological structure of these surface
films. Consequences of the changes induced in model membranes by the
solvation of biological aggregates will be discussed using results of
molecular dynamics simulations.

To cite this abstract, use the following reference: http://meetings.aps.org/link/BAPS.2014.MAR.W2.9